Marine Species Traits - Crotalometra AH Clark, 1909

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Crotalometra AH Clark, 1909

Crotalometra eridanella AH Clark, 1929 Holotype BMNH 1925.9

AphiaID

711232 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:711232)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Thalassometridae AH Clark, 1908

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Species Crotalometra sentifera AH Clark, 1909

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Clark, A. H. (1909). New recent crinoids from the Indian Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 22:75-86., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/58224 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Crotalometra AH Clark, 1909. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711232 on 2025-05-30

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Crotalometra AH Clark, 1909. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711232 on 2025-05-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-11-26 10:28:09Z

created

Messing, Charles

2012-11-26 10:54:07Z

changed

Messing, Charles

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original description Clark, A. H. (1909). New recent crinoids from the Indian Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 22:75-86., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/58224 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Clark, A. H. (1950) A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4c). Bulletin of the U.S. National Museum 82:1-383, 32 pls. [details]

basis of record Clark, A. H. (1950) A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4c). Bulletin of the U.S. National Museum 82:1-383, 32 pls. [details]

additional source Hess H, Messing CG (2011) Comatulida. In: Hess H, Messing CG, Ausich WI. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part T, Echinodermata 2 Revised, Crinoidea, vol. 3. University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas, pp. 70–146. [details]

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Introduced: alien

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Diagnosis Thalassometridae with as many as 20 arms, rounded aborally, but distal brachials sometimes with distal spine. Secundibrachials 2 or 4. Proximal brachials smooth or with lateral edges everted and tuberculate or serrated. First pinnule usually stout, large, and basally broadened. [details]

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Crotalometra eridanella AH Clark, 1929 Holotype BMNH 1925.9

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